Title: Talent Management, Participative Culture and Organizational Resilience of Selected Private Secondary Schools
Authors: OLOTUKEME, Progress Tarila, ADEJUWON Joshua Adewale
Volume: 9
Issue: 12
Pages: 110-124
Publication Date: 2025/12/28
Abstract:
The study explored the relationship between talent management, participative culture and organizational resilience of selected private secondary schools in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A population of 67 private secondary schools were surveyed with a sample size of 126 teaching staff drawn from the studied schools. Cross-sectional survey research design was adopted and data were collected from 126 teaching staff from the population. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection, and the Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient was applied for analysis through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results revealed that key aspects of talent management including talent attraction and talent retention were significantly related to organizational resilience of private secondary schools. Additionally, participative culture played crucial role in strengthening both talent management and organizational resilience. The study concluded that effective talent management substantially enhances organizational resilience, and fostering a participative culture further supports this relationship. Based on these findings, the study recommends that private secondary schools should continuously invest in talent attraction because by doing so they would equip teachers with the resilience needed to adapt to changes, embrace diversity, and drive sustainable growth within their institutions. Also, schools that identify and nurture the skills of their teaching staff stand to create a positive impact on student learning outcomes. This involves effective recruitment processes, continuous professional development and mechanisms for recognizing and rewarding outstanding performance among teaching staff.